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HISTORICAL FACTS: Phillip mark mehrtens - Caught on Camera

Separatist rebels free New Zealand pilot after 19 months in Indonesia’s Papua

Phillip Mark Mehrtens picked up in good health, officials say

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2024

Pilot Taken Hostage By West Guinea Rebels Sends Heartbreaking Video Message For Family

The pilot was working to provide air links and supplies to remote communities at the time of his capture.

International Business Times UK · Feb 14, 2024

Indonesia recovers bodies of 4 troops killed in Papua clash

Indonesian security forces have recovered the bodies of four government soldiers who were killed in a separatist attack while searching for a New Zealand pilot taken hostage by the rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

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Indonesia dismisses rebel claim of army deaths in Papua

Indonesia’s military chief has dismissed a separatist group claim that they had killed more than a dozen government soldiers who were searching for a New Zealand pilot taken hostage by the rebels in the restive Papua region

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023

Bow and arrow-wielding rebels threaten to execute hostage pilot if demands aren't met

Philip Mehrtens' single-engine plane was stormed after it landed in the remote mountainous province of Nduga, in the Indonesian province of Highland Papua by armed rebels

Daily Mirror · Feb 15, 2023

Moment pilot is taken hostage by bow and arrow-wielding rebels in chilling video

Rebels stormed Philip Mehrtens's single-engine plane after it landed in the remote mountainous province of Nduga, in the Indonesian province of Highland Papua

Daily Mirror · Feb 15, 2023

Separatist rebels in Papua say kidnapped NZ pilot is safe

Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua province have released photos and videos of a man they say is the pilot from New Zealand whom they took hostage last week

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023

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